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SPECIAL FEATURE

COVER STORY

W H A T S NEW

Thirtyears of
Mouseketeers

by Lorraine
Santoli

Three decades
after“The Mickey
Mouse Club,"

Sherry Alberoni and Bobby Burgess
are still Mouseketeers at heart.

RECESS

A couple of Halloween treats for
the kids. 20

PROJECTIONS

Art Carney is flying high; Bette
Midler is down and out; Disney
debuts on Saturdays. 12

T R A V E L

Two new hotels set for Walt
Disney World; special Club deals
at Coto de Caza and cruises to
Mexico and the Caribbean. 29

DISNEY DINING

STORYTIME

Listen quietly and don’t make a
fuss for here’s the story of
Gallant Gus. 23

Breakfast with characters; a break-
fast recipe that's truly Mickey
Mouse. 35

THEME PARKS

M K C / F Y I

Club members save big with new
discounts on ticket media at Walt
Disney World. 39

REM EM BERING W A L T

A Disney Animator Looks Back

by Betsie Richman
John Hench wanted to be a
Disney animator. Thanks to Walt,
he got more than he
bargained for. 25

Seas is almost Living; new Arcades
feature fancy shooting; robot
greets Epcot Center visitors. 5

SUITABLE FOR FRAMING

At 57, Mickey Mouse can finally
take it easy. Center

then be a

little train crazy, too, after a long
career with Disney. 16

FEATURE STORIES

New Management— Disney Style

by Leonard Shannon

Michael Eisner and Frank Wells

direct Disney with a flair. 14

Disney, Dali and Destino

by Jim Fanning
A cartoon by Walt Disney and
Salvador Dali. 26

Disney Discoveries

by Dawn and Max Navarro

Take home a piece

of the future. 30

Disneyland Diary

by Les Perkins

Part III looks at 1971 to present. 32

Magic Is Par for the Course

At the Walt Disney World Golf
Classic. 36

CREDITS

Volume 20, No. 4

September, October, November 1985
Editor — Margery R. Lee
Creative Director — Anne White
Managing Editor — Nick Paccione
Design Consultant — Jim Bright
Editorial Consultant — Leonard Shannon
Location Photographer — Gary Krueger
Advertising Manager — Richard Dyer
Business Manager — Lisa Hiatt
Staff Writers — Dave Fisher,

Les Perkins

Contributors — Miriam Ardahl, Gene
Calmelat, Kitty Comer, Leona Oune,
Jackie Schneider, Jennifer Sieck,
Nancy Wolfe

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ON THE COVER Bobby Burgess
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THEME PARKS

GYRO. Friendly Disney magic at WDW

SAY HELLO TO GYRO!

What’s 4 feet 10, weighs a
portly 150 lbs., has a blue body,
and a golden head encasing a
computerized brain that controls
its electronic senses? It’s
GYRO — the very latest in elec-
tronic robots. GYRO strolls about
the grounds of Future World in
Epcot Center at Walt Disney
World, conversing with guests
who marvel at its mobility and
intelligence. When they ask how
GYRO works, however, the robot
is evasive. And because it talks,
guests often stare into GYRO’S
12-inch screen of a face and say,
“Okay, who’s in there?” The
robot’s honest answer is,
“Nobody.” Only micro chips and
lots of electronic wizardry.

The lead pellets and knockdown
targets of the Frontierland
Shooting Arcade in Disneyland
and Big Thunder Shoot in’ Place in
the Magic Kingdom at Walt
Disney World have “bit the dust."

Both attractions have been out-
fitted with an all-new barn-sized
target area in the form of a busy
gold town, replete with moving
ore cars, noisy saloon parties,
buzzard trees, and tombstones.
Instead of pellet guns, marksmen
now shoot genuine .54-caliber
buffalo rifles equipped with light-
ray firing mechanisms. Each time
the redeye targets are hit, the fun
begins with sound effects and
gags as only Disney can do it.

Whether you’re at Disneyland

or Walt Disney World, Pardner,
it’s well worth the four-bits for 25
shots to experience this new Old
West attraction.

The Living Seas, a spectacular
marine adventure, is slated to
open in January in Future World
at Epcot Center.

The centerpiece of this multi-
media presentation will be the
world’s largest salt water

aquarium, 200 feet in diameter,

27 feet deep, containing 5.6
million gallons of sea water, and
stocked with all manner of
marine creatures. Guests will
move through this undersea
world, in addition to viewing a
seven-minute film focusing on the
ecology that links the survival of
human life to the ocean.

The Living Seas will be under
one roof within a 170,000-square
foot structure which will also
maintain a restaurant, theater,
experimental laboratories, and
specialized salt-water environ-
ments. Scientists will have total
control over water chemistry,
temperature, and light.

"Bit’,’ a bright little sprite who
gives millions of directions to
Epcot Center visitors, is the

electronic brainchild of Walt
Disney World animator Paul
Curasi.

By merely touching a video
screen, guests command Bit to
appear and answer questions on
where to eat, show times, shop-
ping opportunities, transportation,
and much more. Bit even calls on
a live guide, via video picture, to
answer unusual inquiries.

Working with AT&T communication
experts and using the sophisti-
cated animation techniques of the
Walt Disney
organization,
Curasi and his
co-workers
developed a
system now
recognized as a
prototype for the
information wave
of the future. Now
in its third year of
operation, the
system is used by
at least 2,500
guests daily at the
AT&T Earth Station
and at kiosks at
four other loca-
tions in Future
World and World Showcase.

Final agreements for construction
of a new Norway pavilion at Epcot
Center’s World Showcase, to be
completed in 1987, were announced
last June in Oslo, Norway, and at
Walt Disney World between Walt
Disney Productions and eight
major participant Norwegian cor-
porations. They include major
shipping and cruise lines, engi-
neering and construction, banking,
finance, frozen seafoods and
other industries.

The Norway showcase, the
eleventh of its kind at Epcot Center,
will feature a picturesque village
of shops, restaurants and an
exciting travel adventure which will
take visitors on a fantasy voyage
aboard small Viking ships to the
legendary Land of the Midnight
Sun.

Discover breathtaking marine life at the Living Seas

TH1RTYEARS OF
MOUSEKETEERS

All Smiles— From Ear to Ear

In 1955, Sherry Alberoni became a
Disney girl when she donned the ears
of an original Mouseketeer Today,
thirty years later she still holds that
banner high.

"I love being associated with Disney,"
says the vivacious thirty-eight-year-old
brunette. "It holds wonderful, happy
memories for me that began in my
childhood working on "The Mickey

"Especially a nice thing like working for
Walt Disney."

"The Mickey Mouse Club" made its
television debut on Oct. 3, 1955 and soon
became a national viewing habit. An
early evening ritual for millions of chil-
dren, the popularity of the show and the
then unknown group of youngsters
called Mouseketeers grew at a phe-
nomenal rate. Karen, Cubby, Sharon,

Old friends making new music

Mouse Club."

For Mouseketeer Bobby Burgess,
whose neon smile is as bright today as
it was in 1955, the feelings are much the
same. “1 think it was that my parents
taught me to appreciate nice things
when they came along," he says.

Tommy, Annette, Bobby and Sherry
were names that became household
words.

"1 think people liked us because we
were just the kids next door not slick
professionals doing a star turn," says
Burgess. "If we could do it, you could do

it. Anybody could dream of being a
Mouseketeer."

Millions of children did and accord-
ing to Alberoni, still remember "When I
tell someone I'm an actress, it's usually
interesting for them,” she explains.

"but if they know I was an original
Mouseketeer the reaction is extraordi-
nary. It's unique because it's something
that only forty people (in the three
year course of the show) were and will
ever be."

"You know Liza Minnelli once told me
that the desire in her life back then was
to be a Mouseketeer" remembers
Burgess. 'And Paul Williams actually
auditioned for the show but didn't make
it. I guess 'The Mickey Mouse Club' is
classically a part of Americana. 1 think
also that it's associated with all the good
times of youth."

"Yes," agrees Alberoni. "Mom cook-
ing dinner good smells from the kitchen,
dad on his way home from work. Happy
times for most people"

Both Alberoni and Burgess agree that
their fond memories and special feel-
ings for Disney stem directly from strong
family influences. "I was raised with a lot
of security," explains Alberoni. "I worked
for the fun of it. It was never 'you have to
work.' There was no pressure at all."

“I enjoyed it because 1 loved to
dance," says Burgess. "My folks sup-
ported my career because of that. And,
of course, working at Disney studios was
a great place for a child to be."

Having the opportunity to work with
Walt Disney recalls fond memories of
him from both former club members.

"I remember him as always being very
quiet, constantly thinking and creating,"
says Burgess. "He frequented 'The
Mickey Mouse Club' set daily contribut-
ing his input and monitoring the filming."

"1 remember him as a man who stood
on the sidelines, watching," Alberoni

"As we continue through the years, we won't forget the M ouseketeers’.

added. "One day in particular stands out
in my memory. He was wearing paint-
stained overalls and had a brush in his
hand, just standing there quietly."

Bobby and Sherry perhaps best
exemplify what Walt Disney would have
hoped grown-up Mouseketeers would
be. As children that were the epitome of
American youth: clean-cut boys, adora-
ble girls, well behaved, impeccably
groomed, never out of sorts. As adults,
at least for this twosome, those qualities
still shine through.

Alberoni's show business career
began at age two when she posed for
the cover of the Elks Club magazine.
That venture led to more modeling, tele-
vision commercials and "The Mickey
Mouse Club.” In fact, she met Walt
Disney a year before joining the ranks of
that show by making an ice cream sun-
dae for him at Disneyland.

"That was in 1955 when I was a Red
Feather (Community Chest) girl for the
state of California and was chosen to be
a hostess at Disneyland on opening day.

1 remember being in the Carnation Res-
taurant and making a sundae for a very
nice man. It was Walt Disney." Ironically,
a year later Sherry became a
Mouseketeer

"Originally, it was my brother Roy who
auditioned for the show," she explains,
"but he was a drummer and they had
already signed Cubby" Roy did, how-
ever say he had a talented little sister

and Sherry was called
in for an audition that
revealed a somewhat
unusual talent. "1 could
play trumpet and tap
dance at the same
time," she says, "lalso
had a lisp which the
director loved."

Following her tenure
as a Mouseketeer
Sherry was signed for
Abbott and Costello's
last film "Dance With Me Henry." From
there, the talented actress received a
seven-year contract from Columbia Pic-
tures. where she appeared on such tele-
vision programs as "The Ed Wynn
Show," "The Donna Reed Show," "The
Real McCoys," "My Three Sons" and
"The Andy Griffith Show." Additionally
she starred in Columbias "The Three
Worlds of Gulliver"

As she grew up. Sherry continued to
work in films and television and fondly
recalls many interesting times, including
her days as a Hollywood starlet. The
blue-eyed brunette was then a blond
and drove about town in a shocking
pink Corvette.

In 1971, Sherry married Dr. Richard Van
Meter and today enjoys a more domes-
tic lifestyle although she still is involved
in show business by creating character
voices for many cartoon series
including "Josie and the Pussycats,"
"Scooby Doo” and "Mighty Orbots."

The couple reside, with their two daught-
ers, Casey 10, and Kelly, 8, in Laguna
Hills, CA.. a household where the name
Disney is held in high regard.

"My husband and children feel a
great respect for it," Alberoni explains.
Her own feelings were renewed in 1980
when she starred in "The Mouseketeer
Reunion" television special which cele-
brated the 25th anniversary of "The
Mickey Mouse Club." Although I've felt
positive about Disney all my life," she

remarks, "that's when 1 really came out
of the closet."

Bobby Burgess originally auditioned
for the "Spin & Marty" serial on "The
Mickey Mouse Club" but ended up a
Mouseketeer instead. "They asked me if
1 could sing and dance," he says. "I did
and got the job with the ears. 1 loved it
right from the beginning. I guess instead
of going out for football, I went out for
Mickey Mouse."

Three years after the successful run of
that show, Bobby became a regular on
another television program that was to
become an American institution, "The
Lawrence Welk Show.” "It was terrific,"
says the talented performer "It was
completely creative. I did my own chore-
ography and planned my camera shots,

I BOBBY

wardrobe and sets. It was a great
experience."

Bobby remained with the popular
program for twenty-one years, the
Disney aura remaining ever present.
Lawrence Welk perhaps best capsulized
the feeling when he remarked, "I never
had any trouble with Bobby because he
was raised by Walt Disney."

In addition to his weekly appearance
on that program, Bobby and the Welk
troupe performed live around the

country. "For seventeen years we went
to Harrah's in Lake Tahoe." he says.

"We also played the MGM Grand in Las
Vegas and did lots of theaters in the
round." Today Bobby still travels around
the country performing live in "The
Stars of the Lawrence Welk Show."

Bobby related an interesting point
when he remarked, "Believe it or not,
Lawrence Welk had no written contracts
with anyone. If you did a good job, he
kept you on." Bobby considers himself
quite fortunate and observed, "I've been
real lucky. I went from one family institu-
tion to another."

For the past several years, every
October/November Sherry and Bobby,
along with seven other original
Mouseketeers (Cubby Sharon, Tommy,
Darlene, Don. Bonnie and Lonnie) have
been performing live at Disneyland in
an annual musical recreation of "The
Mickey Mouse Club." A physically
demanding thirty-five minute revue, the
show, which is performed four times a
day on weekends, includes sixteen musi-
cal numbers and numerous costume
changes. The experience affords the
grown-up mice the rarest of all oppor-
tunities; a chance to relive their
childhoods.

The Man Meters al home in laguna Hills. CA

"It's not just nostalgia," claims
Alberoni. "It's a celebration, a reunion of
memories and talent."

"It's really a unique thing to be dancing
with someone you did the same routine
with thirty years ago," remarks forty-four
year old Burgess. "They move the same
way, have the same nuances. It really
takes you back."

The trip back occurs not only onstage
but extends across the foot-lights as
well. Middle-aged men and women who
were the children of the fifties react
nostalgically to the musical memories of
"Fun With Music," "Guest Star Day" 'Any-
thing Can Happen Day" "Circus Day"
and "Talent Roundup." Seated alongside
the mothers and fathers of today are
their children who can now watch the
original Mouseketeers daily on the
Disney Channel. And, of couse, the
grandparents who were the parents of
1955. returned to a time of their youth.

"Doing the show today is remember-
ing what is was like to be young and
innocent and having a ball," says
Burgess. Keeping up with the pace of
the show thirty years later, however
does have its drawbacks. "Some of us
had to break out the liniment." he jokes.

At the close of the new "Mickey Mouse
Club" reunion, a wave
of nostalgia blankets
the audience as every-
one is invited to join
the Mouseketeers to
sing the well-remem-
bered alma mater;

Now it’s time to say
goodbye
To all our family
M-I-C...

See ya real soon
K-E-Y...

Why, because we
like you!

M-O-U-S-E.

The smiles, the
tears, the joy; it's still
alive at Disneyland.

The Magic Kingdom itself means a
great deal to the two grown-up
Mouseketeers. For Bobby it was chosen
as the setting for one of the most impor-
tant moments of his life when, in 1970, he
proposed to his wife, Kristie, on the
Disneyland Skyway, an aerial tramway
that stretches from Fantasyland to
Tomorrowland.

Mutual admiration society

"I thought it was just the perfect place.
First of all," Bobby laughs, "she couldn't
escape! Actually, I thought it would make
it real unique and personal, Disney being
so much a part of my background."

Burgess set the scene, "It was night and
the lights in the Park were all twinkling. It
was real quiet, a gentle breeze was blow-
ing; very romantic. And the ride was just

long enough to ask the question."

Bobby had, in fact, first asked Kristie's
father long-time Lawrence Welk accor-
dionist Myron Floren, for his daughters
hand in marriage. "I figured 1 was only
going to do it once, so I wanted to do
it right."

Kristie, ten-and-one-half years
Bobby's junior accepted the proposal

Kristie and Bobby relive a special moment

and the pair were married on Valentines
Day February 14, 1971.

Today the couple resides in a split-
level home nestled in the Hollywood
Hills with their three, as Bobby describes.
"Disney type children," Becki, 8, Robert,
6 and Wendi, 2.

A testament to Bobby's fun-loving
and still youthful attitude about the

Magic Kingdom can be observed on
Mouseketeer show weekends when he
arrives at Disneyland hours before cur-
taintime. Is he rehearsing his compli-
cated dance routines? Going over his
songs? No. he's riding Space Mountain.

For Sherry, the lure of the Magic
Kingdom follows a somewhat different
path. "I love to shop there," she says
with a twinkle in her eye. The former
Mouseketeer's escapades have resulted
in a huge collection of Disneyana that
adorns her home.

On a tour through the newly built
English TUdor. memorabilia is apparent,
although subtly and tastefully incorpo-
rated into the decor "I don't know if I col-
lect Disney memorabilia for myself or for
my children," she confesses. "1 guess it's
a little bit of both."

Looking around the family room, one
sees a bronze statue of Mickey Mouse
standing atop a bookcase while Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs snuggle
nearby. A glance to the right reveals a
three-foot tall muppet-like character doll
of the former Mouseketeer herself, the
name "Sherry" emblazoned across its
chest and, of course, wearing its very
own pair of mouse ears.

One of the more unique items at
hand is a pair of bronzed Mouseketeer
ears set on a wood base affixed with a
plaque that reads: 'As we continue
through the years, we won't forget the
Mouseketeers."

"They're probably the only bronzed
ears in the world," Sherry explains.

"They evolved from people always ask-
ing me what I did with my ears. Once in a
while I'd respond that 1 had them pinned
back but I usually said 1 had them
bronzed. A good friend decided to take
me literally and gave them to me as a
gift."

Continuing through the house, pho-
tographs, ceramic figures, original Dis-
ney art, character puppets, posters,
needlepoint, etc., abound, not to men-
tion the assorted Disney wardrobes

The Burgess clan at Disneyland

tucked away in closets and drawers for
each member of the family.

Richard, Sherry's physician husband,
is also a Mickey Mouse fan and carries a
little bit of Disney with him everyday to
the hospital. "He wears Mickey ties and
socks, carries a Mickey wallet and wears
a Mickey watch," she explains, "although
not all necessarily at the same time!"

The contrast in the pair's professional
careers offers each
something special
to share. "I think
Richard gave me
logic and security;
contentment I guess,"
says Alberoni. "In
relation to Disney
I gave him certain
ideals, a childlike
quality that we all
have in us waiting
to be awakened.

Because Disney

to me, is eternal review of Sherry's home

childhood."

"When I tell someone
I'm an actress, it’s usually
interesting for them, but if
they know I was an
original Mouseketeer the
reaction is extraordinary
It's something
that only forty people
were and will

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daughters Casey and Kelly

The enthusiasm shared by the family
for Disney and all the fantasy it evokes is
most apparent perhaps in the highlight
of Sherry's collection, located in the
backyard of the house. Surely a one-of-
a-kind in the world; a Mickey Mouse
shaped swimming pool

"It’s really quite practical.” Alberoni
contends. "It's shaped like Mickey's face.
The right ear is a jacuzzi and the left,
which is not filled with water is a barbe-
cue and bar area. The center of Mickey's
face is for swimming." An overhead view
from a second story backyard balcony
indeed reveals a shimmering blue per-
fectly shaped face and ears, a replica of
the world's most famous mouse.

Although Burgess' home isn't filled
with Disney artifacts, the household
is still somewhat MickeyMouse
oriented. "My kids watch me
every day on The Mickey
Mouse Club' on the Disney
Channel," says Burgess.

"They point and think its' funny to see
me as a teenager with so much energy."

Bobby's energetic personality is still
very much in evidence and keeps the
Burgess family on the move in a varied
assortment of activities. "We love to
water ski," Bobby says, "I have a little boat
and we do that once or twice a year on
the Colorado River Kristie and 1 also love
to go to the theater and see all the
musical comedies that come to town.

If we're in New York we go crazy and try
to see five shows in three days."

Bobby and Kristie also love to travel
and have been to virtually every comer
of the world. "We've been to Hawaii,
Europe, South America, the Orient,
Mexico, and lots of other places,"
explains Burgess.

A monument to their travels is a world

Disneyland is a familiar playground for Burgess kids.
Robert, Wendi and Becki

map that hangs in the Burgess home,
generously dotted with pins marking
every place in the world that they've
visited together 'And we always travel
with a couple of empty duffle bags"
Burgess says, "which we eventually
fill with souvenirs to take back home."

Happy secure and content with their
lives. Sherry Alberoni and Bobby Bur-
gess have obviously been touched by a
special brand of Disney magic that has
remained with them throughout
their lives. Still Mouseketeers at
heart, they may have outgrown
their club uniforms but they sure
haven't hung up their ears.

Walt Disney would have
been proud.

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PROJECTIONS

Bette Midler, through her com-
pany Miss M Productions, has
entered into a motion picture
development and production agree-
ment with Walt Disney Pictures.
The talented actress, singer and
comedienne was signed by the
Studio last February to star in Paul
Mazursky’s “Down and Out in
Beverly Hills," which also stars
Nick Nolte and Richard Dreyfuss.
This contemporary comedy is
scheduled to be released in
Spring of 1986.

Out of the Great Depression of
the 1930s when breadlines, failed
businesses and uprooted families
were signs of the times, comes
“The Journey of Natty Gann,” a
Walt Disney Pictures presentation
scheduled for release this Fall.
Starring Meredith Saienger, John
Cusak, Scatman Crothers, Ray
Wise and Lainie Kazan. "Natty
Gann” is the story of a young girl
who is separated from her father
and sets off on a rigorous cross
country odyssey to find him.

A nationwide audition was held
to find the perfect player for the
title role. Newcomer Saienger
was cast after hundreds of other
actresses were considered. To
prepare for the role, Saienger
watched newsreel footage and a
documentary, "Brother, Can You
Spare a Dime.” She studied
books like "The Ten Lost Years,”
about teenage hobo gangs. Her
grandmother also provided her
with first-hand information about
the difficult era.

“It was really interesting to learn
about the ’30s" says Saienger,’—
like a school assignment.” Perhaps
her ultimate test came during the
filming of “Natty Gann” when she
was required to sprint fast enough
to hop aboard a moving freight
train.

"One Night Before Christmas,”

a new film from Walt Disney Pic-
tures, is one holiday present you
can open before December 25th.
It’s coming to town at Thanksgiving
and is sure to become a beloved
yuletide tradition. Heading the
production’s impressive cast is
Mary Steenburgen, Academy
Award winner for her performance
as the tap-dancing Lynda Dummar
in "Melvin and Howard.” Also
starring is Harry Dean Stanton.

Ian Rubes ( Santa I and Elizabeth H arnois (A bbie) in
One Night Before Christmas''

WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO
OFFERS CLASSIC
"Pinocchio” has been released
to the home video market following a
record-breaking theatrical re-issue
recently. This classic animated
feature film is considered to be the
pinnacle of motion picture anima-
tion. It will become part of Walt
Disney’s Home Video’s “Classics”
line.

Meredith Saienger with friend

few family-oriented, action-adventure
series produced,” says Peggy
Christianson, Vice President of
Program Development. ‘‘We believe
‘Danger Bay’ will be a hit!”

Cartwright. Veronica — who starred
in ‘‘The Right Stuff" and “Alien —
is again the object of the Beaver’s
(Jerry Mathers) affections, with
some rather surprising results.

The Gum nti Bears premieres this Fall on NBC

Art Carney and Huckleberry Fox on the set of "The Blue
Yonder

THE DISNEY CHANNEL SOARS
INTO FALL SEASON WITH “THE
BLUE YONDER”

Academy Award winner Art Carney
returns to the DISNEY CHANNEL
in October after his recent success
in “The Undergrads,” to star in
"The Blue Yonder.” Huckleberry
Fox gives a touching performance
as a 10-year-old, fascinated by the
story of his aviator grandfather
who dies while trying to cross the
Atlantic. Carney as neighbor
Coogan helps send Jonathan (Fox)
back into his grandfather’s life via
a time machine. “The Blue Yonder”
was shot on location amidst the
vivid colors of Santa Rosa, California,
with stunt pilot Art Scholl providing
the breathtaking aerial effects.

Sixteen, one-hour specials, “The
Dr. Joyce Brothers Program,”

will focus on family life and com-
munication when they premiere
in November on the DISNEY
CHANNEL. Celebrity
guests will join the
noted psychologist
in discussions on
ways in which they
retain family relation-
ships. Featured
celebrities include:

Dick and Pat Van
Patten, Vicky
Lawrence, Marla
Gibbs, Frankie
Avalon, Bruce and
Linda Jenner, James
Darren, Jerry
Mathers and Lynn
Redgrave and her
husband John Clark.

Walt Disney Pictures will make
its Saturday morning debut in the
fall with two animated children's
cartoons featuring brand new
casts of Disney characters. “The

Pat and Dick Wan Patten chat with Dr. J oyce Brothers

Gummi Bear Show,” an adventure-
comedy series about a group of
mythical bears who befriend a
boy in the enchanted realm of
Dunwyn, premieres September 7
at 8:30 a.m. on NBC. On CBS will
be “The Wuzzles,” an adventure
series about a unique family of
characters who incorporate two
animals into one (for instance
Eleroo is an elephant and a kan-
garoo). “The Wuzzles” premieres
September 14 at 8:30 a.m.

A family action-adventure series,
“Danger Bay,” will also debut in
October on the DISNEY CHANNEL.
Initially, “Danger Bay” enjoyed a
successful run in Canada, prompting
the Channel to pick up another
season. “There are so

Guess who’s coming to dinner?
The Beaver’s old flame, Violet
Rutherford. Lumpy’s sister returns
in a Fall episode of “Still The
Beaver” on THE DISNEY CHANNEL
and is played by “Leave It
To Beaver’s” original
Violet, Veronica

■

F E A T U R E

MICHAEL EISNER & FRANK WELLS

New Management Disney Style

Increased Activity Noted Throughout the Company

Michael D. Eisner and Frank G.
Wells, who have been directing
Walt Disney Productions since last
September, are breaking new ground
with an eye to developing more
markets for the Company. At the
same time they respect the philosophy
of its founder, who was both a
visionary and realist. Walt believed
in quality and in giving his cus-
tomers their money's worth. He
hired the best people he could, and
didn't mind spending a couple of
extra dollars if it meant improving
the product.

"Our job," says Wells, speaking for
the Company as a whole, "is to
bring ourselves into the 20th century
while keeping that tradition."

Both are eminently qualified for the

F rank Wells and
Michael Eisner
Some of their
best friends are
real characters !

task. Eisner, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, is dynamic,
decisive, and enthusiastic, with a
record of screen successes (as the
former President of Paramount Pic-
tures) that includes "Indiana Jones
and the Temple of Doom," "Raiders
of the Lost Ark," "Saturday Night
Fever," "Grease,” and the Academy
Award-winning "Terms of Endear-
ment." Most of the movies he has
helped create, it is worth noting,
would have been perfect for Disney.
He hopes to push the Company's
output from two or three to 12 or
15 films

Wells is a former lawyer and Rhodes
scholar who was Vice Chairman of
Warner Bros, before joining Disney
as President and Chief Operating
Officer. He prefers to concentrate on
administrative matters, he told a
reporter, while leaving many of the
creative filmmaking decisions to
Eisner. Still, he added, he will col-
laborate on key creative decisions
and help set the tone for the Com-
pany's movies to make sure "that
they will be in good
taste and,

Michael and Frank making plans for the Company

have broad commercial appeal.”

While each of the two executives
oversees specific areas of the Com-
pany. their offices are only a few
feet away from each other in the
same wing of an administration
building at the Studio, and they
confer with one another regularly
during the day.

A typical workday for Eisner begins
at the Disney Studio around 8 a.m.
and proceeds without stop through
a succession of meetings, phone
calls and screenings. He often
lunches in his office. This relentless
activity has produced, among a
host of projects, such forthcoming
films as "One Night Before Christmas,"
starring Mary Steenburgen and
Harry Dean Stanton, "Down and
Out in Beverly Hills," starring Bette
Midler, Nick Nolte and Richard
Dreyfuss, and "OffBeat," starring
fudge Rheinhold. Eisner also
inaugurated two cartoon series,

“The Gummi Bears" on NBC-TV
and "The Wuzzles" on CBS-TV, and
has plans for a motion picture
sequel to "Splash." A number of
other television pilots and series
are in development for all three
networks, including a series of two-
hour, Sunday night Disney family
movies, beginning next year.

Eisner returns to his home in Los
Angeles around 7:30 or 8:00 p.m.
He is married to the former Jane

Breckenridge
and they have
three sons:
Breck. 15: Eric,

1 1 : and Anders,
7. "We lead a
quiet home life,"
Eisner said.
“The boys are
in school, so I
help with their
homework.
That's about
where you can
find me week-
day evenings,
still doing
history and
spelling.

"My wife
helped found
the Los Angeles Children's Museum,
and were involved there," he men-
tioned, neglecting to add that he
also serves on the Board of Directors
of California Institute of the Arts,
the American Film Institute, the Per-
forming Arts Council of the Los
Angeles Music Center, and Denison
University, his alma mater in Gran-
ville, Ohio.

Frank Wells puts in an equally
hardworking day. "Right now, when I
get home at night, I go straight to
bed,” he said. "1 have very little time
for anything but business, but I do
manage to get in some exercise in
the morning.”

Married for over 2 5 years, Wells
and his wife Luanne have two sons,
Kevin and Briant, in college. During
his tenure at Warner Bros., Wells
took two years off in an attempt to
become the first person to climb
the highest mountain on all seven
continents. He made six of the
seven, and just missed the top of
Mt. Everest. "I'm not climbing any
more, although I would like to try
Everest again some day," he said.

Under Wells' purview at Walt Disney
Productions, plans are moving
ahead to expand and enhance
Disneyland and Walt Disney World,
maximize the values of the Com-
pany's vast Florida real estate
holdings, and add new attractions
to Tbkyo Disneyland. "We would
want to be as aggressive in the Parks
as we want to be in all other areas,"
he commented. At the time of this
printing, as for the probability of
yet another Theme Park abroad,
Wells said, "We have had a team
working on the Euro-Disneyland
idea for some time. We've narrowed
our search to Spain or France as
the potential site. The next step is
further discussion with Spanish and
French officials, and assuming that
nothing interferes with that process,
we hope to announce a specific
site for a Euro-Disneyland in the
near future."

Frank and Luanne Wells, and Michael Eisner at Walt Disney World

SPECIAL

The Grizzly Fl

By Max and

Former Disney Animator Shares

Word's grandchildren are in "training 1 , loo

historical toys which he could
operate in his own backyard and
enjoy with the neighborhood children.

Kimball is the proud possessor
of two antique Baldwin locomotives
which are protected by a completely
enclosed car barn on his property.
One of them. "Chloe." weighing in
at 9/2 tons, transcends the toy
category while fulfilling the boyhood
dreams of the renowned artist.

To celebrate his 71st birthday
recently. Ward Kimball and his
family stoked the firebox of Grizzly
Flats Railroad's No. 1 locomotive

The Chief Engineer's 71s! Birthday

Since he first joined the Disney
staff in 1934 at the age of 20.
Ward Kimball has been con-
tributing to the art and
ideas of all things Disney.
Although he "retired''
at 58. so that he and
Mrs. Kimball could con-
centrate on

ard Kimball has a toy
collection that turns
other collectors
green with envy. Not content with
antique toy trains that include 1870
models up to standard gauge 1930
trains, Kimball enjoys his hobby on
a grander scale than most. This

Ward Kimball with his prized possession, a rare 1870
clockworks locomotive

veteran Disney animator/producer/
director/author/musician chose giant

and invited friends and neighbors
to come watch her perform.
Children joined Ward in the spirit
of the nostalgic adventure by
sporting true railroading
“costumes— overalls and striped
engineers' hats.

If all this sounds like a visit to a
themed amusement park, it may
be because of the over 40-year in-
fluence the Walt Disney organiza-
tion has had upon the productive
life of Ward Kimball— or the other
way around.

F E A T U R E

ats Railroad

Dawn Navarro

Joy of Backyard Railroading

world travel, Kimball has since
been called back to the Company
as a consultant, and he offered his
expertise in the design and opera-
tion of General Motors' "World of
Motion" showcase in Walt Disney
World's Epcot Center.

As a full-time animator in 1936,
Kimball contributed to Disney short
subjects, then on "Snow White"
and "Fantasia." His comic interludes
are evident from the design of
Jiminy Cricket in "Pinocchio" to the
hipster crows in "Dumbo.” He also
created the Academy Award-winning
first Cinemascope cartoon, "Toot.
Whistle. Plunk and Boom.” He was
involved in 10 television projects
for Walt Disney as director, pro-
ducer and writer.

Kimball organized and was leader
of a "lunch break” jazz band made
up of Disney artists. The Firehouse
Five Plus TWo recorded 12 albums
from 1949-1970 and was well
respected in jazz circles. The band
appeared at Disneyland Park as
well as on Walt's first television
show.

Always a man of vision, Kimball
was delighted to be put in charge
of the Tomorrowland segment of
Walt's television series in 1954. In
fact, the space program may have
been given a boost from the first
of five hour-long films directed and
produced by Kimball. "Man in
Space" was shown by President
Eisenhower to his staff who had
little knowledge on the subject at
that time.

Young drivers are still being edu-
cated by Kimball's cartoon, "Dad,
Can 1 Borrow the Car?" And his
"It's Tough To Be A Bird" won an
"Oscar" for the best animated
cartoon in 1969.

Then there are his published

built up and the passengers aboard
the red and gold car, "Chloe" is off
in a steam of glory. The narrow-
gauge railroad brings back a turn-of-
the-century flavor when Hawaiian

Fireman | eff VanCleeve stokes the Chloe

books and his "Kinetic Paintings''.. .the
list of Kimball achievements goes
on and on. But all those past crea-
tive endeavors are indeed another
long story.

Meanwhile, back on the orange
ranch. "Chloe" the locomotive, is
getting all steamed up and roaring
to go, as are some of its impatient
passengers. To some of Kimball's
young guests, it might be their first
sight of a real train, and the toot
of its shrill whistle evokes screams
of delight. Finally with
pressure

"All abo-o-o-ard"

Island sugar cane was hauled along
its right of way. and when gold
miners and pioneers chugged over
the mountains to open up America's
West.

Ward and Betty Kimball began collec-
ting and constructing the grizzly
flats railroad in 1938 on their San
Gabriel orange ranch at a time
when many of America's 3' narrow-
gauge railroads were going out of

Better late than never !

business. Complete railroads of
locomotives, tenders, stock cars,
passenger cars, baggage cars, miles
of track, buildings and cabooses
were sold for scrap or simply aban-
doned during the 1930s and 1940s,
Surviving major railroads were
standard gauge, 4' 8/2", and were
switching from steam to the more
powerful diesel and electric
locomotives.

The Kimballs' rolling stock collection
is made up of a unique assortment
of vintage cars acquired from such
major railroad lines as the Carson
& Colorado, Pacific Coast Rail,
Southern Pacific Narrow-Gauge and
the Nevada Central. The colorful
red, yellow and green four wheel
open passenger car of the G.F.R.R.
was designed and built by the
Kimballs. The ornate roof and seat

cast iron brackets were cast from
the same molds as the railroad
passenger cars used in Disneyland.

G.F.R.R. Locomotive No. 1, the
"Chloe" (originally the "Pokaa," but
renamed after Kimball's daughter),
pulled a sugar cane train on a
Hawaiian plantation, from which it
was purchased in 1948. In 1956 it
was completely redesigned and
restored with the help of the
O'Conner Engineering Company.
The original saddle tank locomotive
was rebuilt in the style of the
"Haleakala” locomotive of the Kihei
plantation following Baldwin builders'
photos and specifications of the
1880s. It now sports a new firebox,
flues and wood-type grates. It
weighs about 916 tons, has 24"
driver, 7x10 cylinders and operates
at 135 lbs. boiler pressure.

is referred
' # o09o to as an
0-4-2 T Baldwin #6944 ("O" meaning
no front track wheels; the -4"
meaning 4 drive wheels of 24"
diameter: the -2" for 2 rear track
wheels; and the "T" for rear on-
board tender). Because of local
environmental restrictions, the clean
wood burning "Chloe" retired old
coal burning #2, "Emma Nevada"
to the G.F.R.R. engine house.

G.F.R.R.
Locomo-
tive, the
former "Sidney Dillon,” a 2-6-0
Mogul coal burner #5575, built by
the Baldwin Locomotive Works in
Philadelphia in 1881. was the first
locomotive acquired for G.F.R.R—
purchased from the Nevada Central
in 1938-39. Re-named the "Emma
Nevada" after Nevada's famous

Early morning turn on the Chloe

opera star, "Emma" is a giant com-
pared to "Chloe." "Emma" weighs
22 tons without a tender. Its drivers
are 41" and its cylinders are 13 x
18. She enjoys her retirement. With
all the care and pampering she
enjoys from Ward and Betty Kim-
ball, wouldn't you?

The end of the line

Text and photographs by Max Navarro

Go Greyhound
and leave the driving to us

Greyhound Lines, Inc. is now the
“Official Motor Coach of Walt Disney’s
Magic Kingdom Club,” which means
you can take advantage of a brand new
money-saving Club benefit.

Buy one full-fare adult round-trip ticket
to Disneyland (Anaheim) or Walt Disney
World (Lake Buena Vista or Orlando) and
purchase a second adult round-trip ticket
on the same schedule for half price.

See America from the air-conditioned
comfort of a Greyhound motor coach,
complete with cozy reclining seats and
rest room facilities.

Greyhound features an extensive
network of routes throughout the

United States. For more information
or reservations, contact your local
Greyhound agent.

BECOME A MASTER WIZARD WITH MICKEY’S SORCERER’S

HAT. You'll need: White paper, 18 x 18" piece of black con-
struction paper. Blue and yellow construction paper, Scissors,
Compass, Pencil, White paint or glitter, Black tape, Glue,
thinned with water. 1. Using your compass, measure and draw
an 18" arc from 1 corner of the black paper. Mark the line
clearly, and cut along it. 2. Trace crescent and star patterns
onto the blue and yellow paper. Cut them out and glue them
to the black paper. 3. Splatter white paint or a mixture of glit-

ter and glue across the black paper cone. 4. Roll the black
paper into a cone shape and tape.

Zap! You’re a wizard!

CHANGE YOURSELF INTO A WICKED WITCH!

You’ll need: White paper, Lightweight cardboard,
Pencil, Felt markers or crayons, Scissors, Glue,
Ribbon, Tape, 18" wooden dowel 1. Trace the
mask, including the heavy green outline, onto
the paper. 2. Color and glue tracing onto light-
weight cardboard. 3. After the glue dries, cut
mask out along the outline. 4. Wind ribbon
around the wooden dowel. Tape the dowel to

the mask as shown.

Presto, change-o! You're a witch

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Smnv White and the Seven Dwarfs as portrayed in the famous Disney film.

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Quick now- can you name
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Of course, you can. Particularly when
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famous Disney characterizations to refresh
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Here, in all their spirited glory, are
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Dopey, Doc, Happy, Bashful and, naturally,
Snow White, herself. This grouping at the
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The Snow White group can be seen at
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STORYTIME

"Gallant Gus The Great ”

(A Story Rime) By George McIntyre

t the side of Hawk Hill our small
village lies.

We call the hill Hawk for it soars to
the skies.

Our menfolk are reapers, but not of
the fields.

For their harvest is coal that Hawk
Hill yields.

We're plain easy people, without
many cares.

Not much for parties and frilly
affairs.

But not long ago in the courthouse square,

The townspeople settled on green so fair.

There were speeches and bands and lots of fuss,
Because we had gathered in honor of Gus.

You see, Gus is a bear who lives in our zoo.

He's loved by the kids, and the grown-ups too.

He dances and plays to delight all his friends,

And shows us the joy that true friendship lends.

Then late one night when the moon didn't shine.
There came an explosion from deep in Hawk's mine.

The sirens screamed.. ..and then we all knew.

The mine had caved in, trapping its crew.

With picks and shovels that glistened keen,

A legion of workmen rushed to the scene.

Giant drills were lifted and locked into place.

The strain of the toil showed on every man's face.

The crew must be freed lest they meet their doom,
For the air would grow thin in the Hawk's dark tomb.

But then all at once the drills stopped turning.

The force was too much.. ..their motors were burning.

Then all of a sudden, Gus leaped to his feet.

He trembled all over.. .his heart skipped a beat.

For he had remembered his years as a child;

A time in his life when his home was the wild.

"IWas then that his father would call him and say.

“We must dig a cave for our long winter stay."

Then father bear dug, with a powerful paw,

A cozy new home where they slept till spring's thaw.

Gus looked at his paws and knew at a glance.

He could dig the men free if he just had a chance.

But blocking his way. from ceiling to floor,

Were the bars of his cage and a padlocked door.

Now spurred with a strength that he never had used,
Gus tugged at the bars till his poor paws were bruised.

And finally it happened. ...as though heaven sent.

He won his brave battle; the thick bars had bent.

He squeezed through the opening, though narrow and
tight.

And sped on his way like an arrow in flight.

The big bear ran to the blocked passageway.

And started to claw at the rock and the clay.

The dirt piled behind him in towering heaps.

As he dug at the earth with gigantic sweeps.

A short time later, Gus came to a gap.

He stopped short to listen; he'd heard a rap.

With one mighty heave he forced his way through.

And met, face to face, the mine's lost crew.

They were hungry and cold.. ..but alive and well.

And each went their way with their own tale to tell,

And that's why we gathered not long ago.

To thank this great bear and let him know,

We would always remember his daring deed.

That saved twenty lives in their hour of need.

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REMEMBERING WALT

A DISNEY ANIMATOR
LOOKS BACK

When John
Hench began
working for Walt
Disney back in
1939, the young
artist was told to
create the styling
and story for the
ballet sequences
in “Fantasia,”
which at that time
was in production
at the Disney
Studio.

“Walt said to me, Tm going to
make arrangements for you to go
backstage and find out about the
ballet.' I wasn’t crazy about the
idea,” says Hench, who is now
Senior Vice President of WED
Enterprises, which designs and
engineers attractions for the Disney
Theme Parks. “As far as I was
concerned, ballet was something
I would never be interested in.

“But that’s what Walt wanted
so that’s what I did. I spent three
weeks backstage observing the
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo,
making dozens of pencil drawings.
It helped significantly with the
project and I developed a respect
for dancing I’d never have had
without the experience.

“Another time, we were work-
ing on a live-action film with a
director who had no sense of
humor. One scene called for both
pathos and humor, a delicate
combination. I asked Walt how he
could let the director do that
scene when he knew the guy
didn’t know what funny meant,
and Walt said, Johnny, I don’t
want his sense of humor — I’ll add
the humor to the film.' He was
wise in knowing what he could
ask of people and what he could
expect from them.

"That’s not to say he was soft.
He was an impatient man — if you
didn’t understand something he
was trying to communicate, he’d

pop the cat
back in the bag
and head off for
someone who
did. He was a
stickler for
keeping up with
changes and
new projects. If
you didn’t give
him what he
wanted, and
what he knew
you were capable
you were capable of doing, well,
you’d hear from him and fast.

“He had a habit of talking
about the same project or idea
with several people, so he could
compare their responses and
round out the concept. One day
he stopped by my office to talk
about the title sequence for
‘Zorro.’ I suggested that we
enliven the ‘Z’ with animated fire
and use a sound effect, ‘whit-
whit-whit,’ the sound of a sword
whipping through the air for each
stroke to form the ‘Z.’ Walt
thought this was a great idea,
and decided to do a pick-up shot
with Guy Williams wielding the
sword.

“One day, I wandered back to
the sound stage. They were filming
Guy for the title sequence, but he
wasn't doing what I’d suggested.
He was supposed to make a large
‘Z’ movement with his sword and
we’d add that ‘whit’ sound
effect later. Instead, he kept making
a little ‘z’, not a very dramatic
movement, and saying ‘ha-ha-ha’
with each jab of the sword. I said,
‘That's all wrong!' Immediately
the director stopped the scene
and said, Just what’s wrong and
who are you?’ I went through the
scene explaining the action as I
had understood it. He called for
the script girl and asked me to
read the page aloud. The script
called for dialogue written as ‘ha-

ha-ha.’ I insisted it was a mistake.
The director, who was enjoying
himself by this time, sent for the
scriptwriter, Bill Walsh. Bill arrived
in a cloud of cigar smoke to con-
front the triumphant director who
expected Bill to defend his dia-
logue. Again, I had to explain that
a sword whipping through the air
doesn’t sound like ‘ha-ha-ha,’ and
that it was supposed to be an
added sound effect anyway, not
dialogue for Zorro!

“Bill said, ‘Walt’s been from office
to office with a yardstick for a
sword, challenging everyone to a
duel — all I’ve been hearing for
the past few days is his laugh as
he makes that “Z” shape in the
hallway.’ A huddle produced a
classic solution to the problem:
‘We’ll shoot it both ways.’

W alt Disney and friends at Disneyland

“The ‘ha-ha-ha's’ and the 'whit-
whit-whit’s’ formed two different
groups after that — we even had
buttons made up, with ‘ha-ha-ha’
or ‘whit-whit-whit’ on them, and
we wore them around Walt. He
looked at my button one day, and
said, ‘I never said ha-ha-ha!’ That
day I gained a lot of converts to
the ‘whit-whit-whit’ side.

I ohn discussing architecture at Disneyland with Walt

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F E A T U R E

Disney, Dali and Destino

T\vo Creative Forces and Their Unfinished Story

Salvador Dali at work for Disney

Throughout his long career as a
filmmaker, Walt Disney collabo-
rated with many talented artists
to produce his animated cartoons.
Although most of the artists
Disney worked with were unsung
heroes who remained behind the
scenes, one of these creative
partnerships was with a major
artistic talent of the twentieth
century, painter Salvador Dali.

The cartoon short Walt and Dali
worked on in the 1940s was never
completed but it did provide one
of the most fascinating — and least
well known — stories in the Disney
annals.

As a showcase for artistic flair
and experimentation, the Disney
Studio has beckoned to artistic
minds since the early 1930s
when the success of Mickey

Mouse led to the more artisti-
cally innovative Silly Symphony
shorts. Skilled artists, draftsmen
and architects (many with ad-
vanced art training yet jobless
because of the Depression) were
attracted to Disney’s innovative
experiments with moving
drawings.

Ever the innovator, Walt Disney
was in constant search of new
ways to expand the horizons of
animation. “The thing I resent
most," Walt said, “is people who
try to keep me in well-worn
grooves. We have to keep break-
ing new trails." In 1946, Walt was
introduced to Salvador Dali at a
Hollywood party and asked the
artist to contribute the style and
story visualization to a film which
would give animated life to Dali’s
famed surrealism.

By the time Walt Disney had
met him, Dali was already ex-
perienced in adding his special
flair to Hollywood films. In 1945,
he designed the dream sequence
for Alfred Hitchcock’s Spellbound,
a thriller involving psychoanalysis.

Recognizing the unique ability
of the animated image to express
ideas, Dali was happy over the
prospect of working with Walt
Disney, acknowledged master of
the animation medium. “Anima-
tion enhances art," said Dali,
proudly adding that “Dali and
Disney will produce the first
motion picture of the Never Seen
Before.”

The original idea for Destino,
as the Disney-Dali film was to be
titled, grew out of Disney’s
involvement in the Good Neighbor
Policy, the United States' effort to
strengthen ties with her South-of-
the-Border neighbors as the fear

of spreading Nazi/Fascist senti-
ment grew along with the likelihood
of the Western Hemisphere’s
becoming involved in the war.

In 1941, Walt and a group of
his artists, writers, and musicians
toured Brazil, Argentina, and
Chile, drawing attention and
crowds, as well as cartoons, and
introducing a positive concept of
American culture to the Latinos.

What resulted from the
material gathered during Disney’s
journey to South America were
two “package” films (consisting
of several shorts and featurettes
strung together), Saludos Amigos
(1943) and The Three Caballeros
(1945). Destino was to be an
animated adaptation of a roman-
tic ballad by Armando Dom-
inguez. Plans were to feature
singer and dancer Dora Luz, who
appeared in The Three Caballeros,

A look at the " Never Seen Before'

and include the six-minute picture
in a feature-length package film.

Dali’s creative role in the project
was to design a visual narrative
to illustrate the song. “I have

been given absolute freedom,”

Dali stated when he arrived at
the Disney Studios in 1946. “That
is paradise for the artist.”

Dali was given an office in the
Studio’s creative hub, the Anima-
tion Building. He began painting
key scenes of the “free form”
plot, working in watercolors, a
medium he never used for his
exhibition paintings. Disney artists
John Hench and Bob Cormack
provided continuity sketches
which corresponded with Dali's
conception of the plot.

“Ordinarily, good story ideas
don’t come easily and have to be
fought for,” Walt commented as
work on the picture progressed.
"Dali is communicative. He bub-
bles with new ideas.” Dali’s ideas
were woven into the storyline of

Dali's surrealistic approach to "Destino'

Destino , which Walt described as
“just a simple story about a
young girl in search of her real
love”.

Dali, however, viewed the tale
as something more complex. He
characterized the film as an epic
exploration of time and its effect
on love. "True love is not possible
until time is destroyed,” explained
Dali.

As for Walt Disney, he was
pleased with the Dali-created inno-
vations. “Along with the usual
profusion of Daliana,” Walt observed,
“Dali has conceived of using, for
the first time, I believe, American

baseball as a ballet
form.” The hit 1955
Broadway musical
Damn Yankees was
to prove that Dali’s

concept was indeed
creatively viable by
successfully com-
bining baseball and
ballet.

The scenario con-
tinued to develop
until an entire series
of surrealist story
sketches related
Dali's vision of
love’s tragedy and
the desolation of
mankind. Destino,
which called for a

combination of live A haunting image lor "Destino"

action and animation,
expressed its story of a girl’s
search for love through strange
transformations. Humans appeared
in the form of flowers, balls, and
statues. Other metamorphoses
included a swan changing into an
elephant, a telephone with long
spidery legs, and a sundial which
becomes a plain, which then
changes into a hand covered with
ants — and then, in turn, the ants
become bicycle riders.

Regardless of all the creativity,
publicity, and high expectations,
the collaborative effort between
Disney and Dali never reached
the screen. Only one 15-second
segment of animation was put on
film before Destino was shelved.

The precise reason for the
project’s abandonment remains a
mystery, although it is apparent
that Disney and the flamboyant

painter did not have conforming
visions of the film. In their book
“Disney Animation: The Illusion of
Life”, veteran Disney animators
Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston
report that Destino “was not
becoming quite what Disney or
Dali had hoped when they started,
so it was abandoned by mutual
agreement."

The relationship between the
Hollywood producer and the
Spanish artist did not end with
Destino. There was some talk in
the late 1950s of another Disney-
Dali collaboration, an animated
adaptation of “Don Quixote”, but
the project never progressed any
further. Dali and Disney remained
friends, however, and Walt
described Dali as “a very swell
guy”.

Salvador Dali left behind a legacy
in the form of the original art he
created for Destino. His five paint-
ings and 50-odd sketches, as well
as the fragment of completed
Technicolor film, remain in the
Studio vaults. These seldom-seen
treasures are the only signs
remaining of Walt Disney’s attempt
to portray the “Never Seen
Before”.

Dali & Disney, innovators

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The largest convention hotel
complex on the East Coast — and
one of the largest projects of its
kind in the world — is under con-
struction at Walt Disney World
Village in Florida.

The $265-million venture includes
two luxury hotels, the Sheraton
and Holiday Inns’ Crowne Plaza,
with nearly 2,300 guest rooms
and 200,000 square feet of con-
vention space.

The Sheraton will boast 1,528
rooms and such amenities as six
restaurants, three lounges, two
pools, a health club, and tennis
courts.

Adjacent to the Sheraton will be
the 12-story Holiday Inns' Crowne
Plaza with 759 rooms, an enter-
tainment lounge, a skylighted “food
bazaar,” a specialty restaurant,
boutiques, a health club, and an
indoorfoutdoor swimming pool.

Both will be official hotels of Walt
Disney World, which means that
their guests will receive the same
privileges, services, and easy
access to the Magic Kingdom and
Epcot Center as do the guests of
Disney resort hotels and villas.

You’ve probably grown tired of
hearing about vacations “you just
can’t afford to miss.” But here’s
one that actually lives up to that
lofty billing. For the first time ever,
Magic Kingdom Club members
can book a Club Vacation Plan
that includes three nights’ lodging
at Coto de Caza, Disney's deluxe
Southern California recreation

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Located 30 miles south of
Disneyland in scenic Trabuco
Canyon, Coto de Caza is a sports
lover’s paradise featuring tennis,
racquetball, swimming, bowling,
fishing and riding. There are
saunas, whirlpools, an exercise
room, and a children’s wading
pool. Coto de Caza is also home
of the Vic Braden Tennis College,
which offers expert instruction to
tennis players of all abilities —
from beginners to pros.

Prices for this four-day holiday
start at $173 (adults), $51 (teens
13-17) and $46 (children age 12
and under). For more information,
contact the West Coast Magic
Kingdom Club Travel Center, PO.
Box 4180, Anaheim, CA 92803
(714) 520-5000.

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for one price. Plus, what other
world-class resort is there that
can set sail for the Bahamas or
stop at a number of ports along
the Mexican Riviera?

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accommodations, meals, activities,
entertainment, etc— is paid for
separately, which tends to cut down
on your ability to relax when
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going to cost. On a cruise ship,
though, one price buys it all. Some
activities, such as gambling and
shopping, are extra, but for the most
part you don’t have to worry about
money once you’ve boarded the ship.

As a Magic Kingdom Club
member, you’ll find cruising even
more affordable because the Club
offers special discounts on two
cruise lines. If sailing the beautiful
blue-green waters of the Caribbean
appeals to you, Norwegian Carib-
bean Lines, sailing out of Miami,
offers Club
members a
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on three, four
and seven-day
cruises aboard
the M/S Sun-
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For cruises to the scenic Mexican
Riviera and such ports-of-call as
Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas,
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sailing out of Los Angeles. (Club
members also get a 5% discount
on the Fly-Aweigh air/sea package.)

For more information on cruises,
contact the Magic Kingdom Club
Travel Centers in Florida and
California. For the addresses and
phone numbers, see page 39.

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F E A T U R E

DISNEY DISCOVERIES

Produced and photographed by
Dawn and Max Navarro.

Gadgets that Entertain and Gizmos that Educate

COMMUNICORE

CommuniCore, presented by
Sperry, is the entrance complex
to Future World in Epcot Center
at Walt Disney World. It is the
hub of information, education,
entertainment and science designed
to make us feel comfortable with
computers and other implements
of high technology.

CENTORIUM

Centorium, the largest shop in
Epcot Center, is located within
CommuniCore and features wares
related to other areas of Future
World. Flere you can find the very
latest in electronic toys and games,
gadgets that entertain, and gizmos
that educate, amuse, and appeal
to the imagination. There are
books, puzzles, science kits,
computers, and even robots — like
OMNIBOT. To price a personal
robot like OMNIBOT, or for infor-
mation on how to order any of
the delightful toys and gifts pic-
tured on these two pages, phone
(305) 824-4718 Monday through
Friday.

UNIVERSE OF ENERGY

Universe of Energy is presented
by Exxon within a dynamic solar
powered structure covered with
glistening photovoltaic cells. It dis-
plays the history and new frontiers
of energy by means of colorful
kinetic film images, a primeval
diorama, and motion pictures
projected on a giant 218-degree
wraparound screen.

Centorium captures the essence
of this energy experience with a
collection of solar toys and sculp-
tures. The radiometer, made in
France and one of the oldest
examples of solar energy, can be
purchased as a child's toy or as
an exquisite glass sculpture. Rain-

Omnibot. a
personal
robot, is
yours to
command

The signs says it all

Radiometer, sparkling solar energy

bows of colors, refracted by
sunlight, are caught in plastic
prisms and metallic mobiles.
From miniature models of prehis-
toric creatures to Space Shuttle

toys, you’ll find them all in the
second level toy department.

HORIZONS

Horizons takes you on a won-
drous, realistic journey to four
habitats of the future: Nova Cite,
an urban community; Mesa Verde,
a desert farm settlement; Sea
Castle, a floating city; and Brava
Centauri, a space colony. Horizons
is sponsored by General Electric.

Centorium represents Horizons
with modern paintings and prints,
sculptures, mobiles, laser jewelry,
and a selection of colorful Prism

Prism clock, a different time in space

Clocks that tell time in a depth of
changing shapes in space.
WORLD OF MOTION

World of Motion, presented by
General Motors, dramatizes the
development and future methods
of transportation. Centorium
features the newest electronic
and remote control toy vehicles.
Entertaining and educational
today, they may also be pro-
totypes of transportation to come.
THE LAND

The Land tells the' story of
man’s beneficial interaction
with his environment, and his
quest for adequate means of
meeting the world’s growing
need for food. The pictured
"Veganimals” characterize the
Kitchen Kabaret show there
about the benefits of good
nutrition. The Land is pre-

"Veganimals go to the book for facts on future foods

sented by Kraft, and Centorium
highlights it with natural food
cookbooks, unique kitchen uten-
sils, dishes, plants and seeds,
and Kitchen Kabaret souvenirs.
JOURNEY INTO IMAGINATION
Journey into Imagination, pre-
sented by Kodak, explores the
intricate process of creativity.
Two unusual characters serve as
guides. Dreamfinder
is a jolly, bearded
gentleman who
symbolizes

the mature, accomplished side of
imagination. Figment is an impish
purple dragon representing the
impatient, questioning, childlike
quality of creativity.

Figment can be purchased at
Centorium as a child’s plush toy,
a charm in gold or silver, or a
finely sculptured porcelain.
Dreamfinder and Figment also
have been cast in a 12-inch
bronze statue.

Figments

make

fascinating

friends

F E A T U R E

DISNEYLAND DIARY

Part 3: From 1971 to The Present

“I find more to learn in the stan-
dards that have been set and in
the goals that have been achieved
in the development of Disneyland
than in any other single piece of
physical development in the

country." — Master-planner and builder
James W. Rouse

Disneyland has grown tremen-
dously since July 17, 1955. From
opening day to the present,

Disneyland continues to set new
standards in family recreation and
entertainment technology. This
article will bring our three-part
Disneyland Diary up to date and
also take a peek into the future.
DISNEYLAND-BIRTHPLACE
OF A WORLD

In 1971, Disneyland welcomed its
100-millionth guest. By then, more
than $125-million had gone into
the creation and development of

this happy place “where age
relives fond memories — and youth
may savor the challenge and
promise of the future," as Walt
Disney described Disneyland at
the dedication.

The ideas and inspiration that
created Disneyland, in fact, grew
so big that a whole new concept
was born out of it — the Walt
Disney World resort in Orlando, Fla.

The initial phase of
Walt Disney World,
which premiered
October 1, 1971,
included not only the
Magic Kingdom, but
also several themed
resort-hotels, and a
campground, and
encompassed more
than 27,000 acres for
family fun.

A NEW WILDERNESS
LAND TO EXPLORE

In 1972, another
major land was added
to Disneyland — Bear
Country, residing
north of New Orleans
Square in an area that
had previously been
the home of Indian
Village. The Disneyland
Railroad was re-routed
slightly and new Northwoods
themed landscaping was added,
which included the relocation of
more than 250 trees. This increased
the overall size of the Park to
more than 76 acres.

Twin entertainment halls, the
Northwoods Theater and the
Wilderness Theater, showcase
the musical talents of 18 stage-
struck bears in the Country Bear
Jamboree. Though not related to

Big A I pickin' an' scratchin' at the Country Bear Jamboree

the famous “Bearymores” of the
legitimate stage, these show-biz
bruins nonetheless pack a mean,
foot-stompin’ song test, down-
home style.

A DE LIGHTFUL PREMIERE

Summer 1972 saw the
premiere of one of Disneyland's
most popular special events— The
Main Street Electrical Parade.
Featuring a synthesized variation
of a tune called “Baroque Hoe-
down” as its musical main theme,
the parade recalls classic Disney
films by using floats and per-
formers bedecked in over half a
million tiny, colored electric lights.

America On Parade and Fantasy
On Parade enjoyed brief runs in
subsequent years. To everyone’s
delight, the Electrical Light Parade
returned once again last summer
(after a three-year hiatus) as part of
the Disneyland 30th Anniversary
Celebration.

THE MUSIC GOES ’ROUND
AND ’ROUND

The Carousel of Progress in
Tomorrowland gave its last
Disneyland performance on
September 9, 1973. However, the
show found a new home and new

S till Goofy after all these years’.

audiences at Walt Disney World
the following year.

Meanwhile, Disneyland’s Carousel
Theater became the musical
showcase for "America Sings.” On

June 29, 1974, host Sam Eagle
greeted his first audiences for
this lighthearted look (and listen)
to popular American music. The
show features an all-new cast of
more than 110 Audio-Animatronics
animal characters.

NEW DISCOVERY VOYAGES
1976 was the year Disneyland
greeted its 150-millionth guest.
Elsie Mae Houck of Tulare,
California luckily picked June 22
to visit the Park and ended up
becoming part of Disneyland
history.

One of the most exciting and
popular Disneyland attractions
ever made its debut in Tomor-
rowland on May 4, 1977: Space
Mountain. On hand at the official
dedication ceremony, May 27,
were Mercury astronauts Scott
Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Wally
Schirra and Alan Shepard, along
with Betty Grissom, widow of
“Gus” Grissom.

Actually, the idea for this high-
speed rocket adventure “through

W fiat's on the horizon at Disneyland? Space mountain

space,” was suggested by Walt
Disney in the latter part of 1964.
The original concept sketch
created at that time closely
resembles the attraction as it
was ultimately realized.

A new computer system was
installed in the Matterhorn in
1978. But on the heels of that
modernization came a centuries

(see Disney News,
Summer 1985, regarding
Tomorrowland 1967).

During construction
of The New Fantasyland,

Sleeping Beauty Castle: gateway to Fantasyland

old legend. Ice crystals grew and
sealed off outer slopes of the
mountain. Strange and weird
groans began coming from deep
caverns. Headlines asked, “What’s
gotten into the Matterhorn?” The
Abominable Snowman had arrived!

A landmark Disneyland attrac-
tion closed in Frontierland in
January of 1977 in preparation for
another exciting addition. The
“Mine Train thru Nature’s
Wonderland” bid farewell after
carrying more than 30 million
passengers.

Two years later Big Thunder
Mountain was unveiled, offering
hearty pioneers an exhilarating
trip on a runaway mine train, set
in the Gold Rush days of the old
southwest.

NEW ENTERTAINMENT WORLDS

Two major events for Walt
Disney Productions bear mention-
ing here. Without Disneyland,
they wouldn’t have happened.

On October 1, 1982, the impressive
EPCOT Center opened at Walt
Disney World. It was instantly
acclaimed as one of the most
innovative and unique entertain-
ment experiences ever created.

On April 15, 1983, Tokyo
Disneyland, the first Disney
overseas theme park, opened in
Urayasu City, Japan. More than
10 million visitors were welcomed
in its premiere year.

And during that period of ex-
citement The New Fantasyland
was being “imagineered” for
Disneyland. It was the second
land at the Park to undergo a
complete change from opening day

the Sleeping Beauty
Castle drawbridge was
raised for the first time
since 1955. It was then
lowered for the second
time in its history for
the grand dedication
ceremony, this time on May 25,1983.

An entirely new attraction,
“Pinocchio’s Daring Journey,” was
premiered, along with new ver-
sions of “Snow White’s Scary
Adventure,” “Dumbo the Flying
Elephant,” “Peter Pan’s Flight,”
and “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride."

In April 1984, the all-new “Alice
in Wonderland" completed a new
corner of Fantasyland. Also featured
in the area are the “Mad Tea Par-
ty” and The Mad Hatter hat shop,
both of which opened in 1983.

AND THE BEST HAS JUST
BEGUN

The big event of 1985 was, of
course, Disneyland welcoming its
250-millionth guest. The festivities
of the year-long 30th Anniversary
Party not only celebrate a historic
event, they remind us that magi-
cal things are always happening
at Disneyland.

One of the reasons Walt Disney
loved Disneyland was because it
is “something I could keep plussing
with ideas... I can change the Park
because it’s alive.”

Many ideas for new Disneyland
attractions are being developed
right now at WED Enterprises,
Disney’s “imagineering” head-
quarters. Among them include a
promising partnership with Star
Wars creator George Lucas.

So what Walt Disney declared
on the occasion of Disneyland’s
10th anniversary, is still as true
today; "I just want to leave you
with this thought. ..we’re just get-
ting started."

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DISNEY

DINING

Breakfast With
Mickey and Friends

Mickey, Donald and Goofy and lots
of their friends invite you to breakfast!
It’s a fun time to take pictures of
your favorite Disney characters and
have a good meal, too.

Aboard the Empress Lilly at Walt
Disney World, just as you're about to
take a sip of orange juice, you might
see Goofy coming through the door
and, clumsy as he is, wouldn’t you
know he’d trip going down the steps?
Sometimes Donald waddles among
the tables, stealing a bite of scrambled
eggs or chasing Goofy away. Brer

Mickey making new pals over breakfast

Fox is another one to watch. You’re
no sooner getting used to these comic
actions, when in march Mickey and
Minnie to give you big hugs and pose
for snapshots. And at the close of all
this hilarity you receive a colorful
certificate as a memento.

Character breakfasts are also
served at the Terrace Cafe in the
Contemporary Resort Hotel, Minnie’s
Menehune in the Polynesian Village
Resort Hotel, and the Buena Vista
Palace hotel (Sundays only).

At Disneyland, breakfast with the
characters is a daily event at the
Plaza Inn, where five crazy characters
surprise diners with their antics from
the time the Park opens until 11 a.m.
Every child gets a balloon as a souvenir.

So next time you visit Disneyland
or Walt Disney World, remind Mom
and Dad that you want to have break-
fast with Mickey and his friends!

Mickey Mouse Pancakes

Maraschino cherries
Canned pineapple (sliced)
Cellophane-frilled toothpicks
Beat eggs with milk, water, and
salt. Add flour, a tablespoonful at a
time, beating until batter is about the
consistency of heavy cream. Let
stand for 30 minutes.

Heat a skillet and brush lightly with
melted butter. Pour three pancakes in
the shape of Mickey’s head. Fry for
about one minute, turn, and fry
another 30 seconds to a minute.

When they are done, dust powdered
sugar on Mickey’s ears; add blue-
berries for his eyes, a maraschino
cherry for his nose, half a canned
pineapple slice for his smile, and two
cellophane-frilled toothpicks for his
whiskers.

Top with butter and pancake syrup.
Enjoy a tasty breakfast treat!

Makes 5-6 Mickey Mouse pancakes.

Mickey Mouse pan-
cakes are a delicious
novelty served
exclusively at the
River Belle Terrace
in Frontierland at
Disneyland.

Ingredients:

2 eggs
Vi cup milk
Vi cup water
Pinch of salt

7 or 8 tablespoons flour, or as needed
Melted butter for frying
Powdered sugar
Blueberries

F E A T U R E

■■■■

WALT DISNEY WORLD
GOLF CLASSIC

Where Magic is Par for the Course

This is what a Mouse Trap' looks like on the 6th hole of the Magnolia Course

This October, the Walt Disney
World Golf Classic celebrates its
1 5th birthday. And celebrate is cer-
tainly the only word to describe
this gala event.

After all, few Professional Golfers
Association Tours last four days,
take place on three separate courses,
play host to 132 professional and
396 amateur participants, and reward
the winner with $72,000 from a
total purse of $450,000.

Adds Eric Fredricksen, Head Golf
Professional and General Chairman
of the Classic:

"One important thing that really
sets the Disney Classic apart from
the rest of the Tour is the way we
gear all our efforts towards the
participant.

"A lot of the players arrive early
with their families for a full week of
fun and relaxation. We entertain
the ladies with fashion, flower, and
cooking shows, and their own invi-
tational tournament. There are a
couple of tournaments for the
youngsters too, plus a backstage

tour at the Magic Kingdom and a
'pairing' party where the amateurs
choose the professionals they'd
like to golf with.”

Don't let the extensive social
schedule lead you to believe that
there's not some serious golf

being played. Since this is the
next-to-the-last stop on the Tour,
the pros are still working hard to
achieve exempt status. That means
that the 125 top money winners will
automatically advance to next year's
Tour, while those who don't make
the cut will be forced to requalify.

The Classic takes each team,
composed of one pro and three
amateurs, over a trio of courses
designed by the famous architect
)oe Lee to test the skill— and
patience— of any golfer. They tee
off from Lake Buena Vista, a tricky
par-72 course, and continue to the
Magnolia (where, after three days
of play, the pros advance for the
final round). The rotation then takes
the pro-am teams to the Palm,
infamous as the toughest of the
three Disney courses, and back to
Lake Buena Vista.

The history of the Classic has as
many twists and turns as the fair-
ways on which it is played. During
one game, Lou Graham broke his
putter and had to use his
pitching iron in its place.

(For you non-golfers.

1984 WDW Coif Classic Champion. Larry Nelson
with a friend

Larry Nelson and his winning strategy

that is something like knocking the
little ball into the cup with a base-
ball bat.) In bravura style, Graham
managed to finish under par on his
final three holes, lack Nicklaus took
the tournament for the third time
in 1973. The $30,000 first prize
made him golf's first $2-million winner.
In 1974, the Classic took one of its
most dramatic turns when the PGA
National Team Championship replaced
the original stroke play. The team
format pairs up top pros against the
toughest twosomes in the game.
Since only the best individual score
for each hole is recorded, players
get a chance to play on the wild
side. Freshman golfer Hal Sutton
used the return of individual cham-
pionship play in 1982 to score his
first Tour victory, and ultimately
clinch Rookie of the Year honors.
Payne Stewart won the 1983 cham-
pionship wearing outlandish baggy
knickers and a cap that was in vogue
40 years ago. Last year defending
champ Larry Nelson set a Classic
record, scoring 22 under par for
four rounds and finishing with an
unbeaten low of 266. And during

Dapper Paine Stfuwt on his way to the 1983 Championship

that same tournament two amateurs—
Dr. Merle lacobs and Gary
Zimmerman— made holes-in-one on
the very first round, which again,
for you non-golfers, is comparable

Lake Buena Vista eight years ago.

"We have so much to offer here,"
she says proudly. "Magnificent fair-
ways and, of course, our beautiful
weather. Every winter we get lots

to tossing a tennis ball into a tin
cup from 50 yards.

After the drama of the Classic is
over, the pros get to settle down
to some serious fun. What do
golfers do on their day off? "The
top 20 teams go on to play in the
Card Walker tournament," says Eric
Fredricksen. "It's a nice way for
them to wrap up the year."

of snowbirds from up north and
Canada. They let loose and really
enjoy themselves."

Rina teaches golfers of all descrip-
tions and abilities. Young and old,
pros and amateurs, beginners and
seasoned swingers, come to her
for one-on-one instruction or the
popular Golf Studio group lessons.
There are also some students, of

Rina Ritson is one of those lucky
people who has found her place in
the sun. Head Professional of the
prestigious Lake Buena Vista Club
at Walt Disney World, she is recog-
nized by the Ladies Professional
Golf Association as the nation's top
woman golf teacher.

Golf became a part of Rina's life in
her native South Africa. Her playing
days took her all over the world,
but it was her extraordinary talent
as a teacher that brought her to

"It's really gratifying to
see the pleasure
a student derives from
suddenly hitting the
ball so much better"

particular importance to Rina, who
are ready to qualify for Pro Tour
cards. They play in weekly Mini
"fours at the Club. "That's my nursery,
where we get young players ready
for the majors," she laughs.

“It's really gratifying to see the
pleasure a student derives from
suddenly hitting the ball so much
better," the diminutive blonde adds.
"It's incredible what can be done
in just a few minutes with the right
tips."

Rina videotapes each golfer's swing.
“I cal! it 'seeing is believing,"' she
says. "When we play it back, the
student sees flaws in his swing he
didn't know were there." She also
gives her pupils an audio cassette
of her prescriptions to cure their
ailing game. "It serves as a reminder,
and helps them make progress
from year to year."

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Club Members Save With New

Discounts at Disneyland and Walt Disney World

K C / F Y I

Autumn is always a welcome time around
Disneyland Park in California and Walt Disney
World Vacation Kingdom in Florida, bringing with it
cooler weather, shorter lines and a more relaxed
pace. But autumn brings one additional surprise
this year; brand new money-saving discounts at
both Disneyland and Walt Disney World.

Club members now receive a $5 discount on
Walt Disney World Three-Day and Four-Day World
Passports and $2 off the Walt Disney World One-
Day Ticket and Disneyland Passport. For a family
of four, that could amount to a savings of $20 or
more at Walt Disney World and at least an $8 savings
at Disneyland, which means more money for food,
souvenirs or your next trip to one of the Disney
theme parks.

Prices for Disneyland and Walt Disney World
ticket media complete with a comparison to
general public prices, are listed below.

And be sure to pick up your copy of the 1986
Magic Kingdom Club Membership Guide, available
soon from the personnel or recreation office at

your place of employment.
The Membership Guide
contains a handy list of
all your Magic Kingdom
Club benefits, as well
as details with an entry
form for our new Disney
News sweepstakes, with
a vacation at Disneyland
or Walt Disney World to
be awarded every month
in 1986.

Current Club Prices

River Country

General
Public
$ 9.50

Club

Members
$ 8.50

Child (ages 3-12)

$ 7.25

$ 6.25

River Country/Discovery Island
Combination Ticket

$12.25

$11.25

Child Ticket (ages 3 - 12)

$ 8.25

$ 7.25

Greens fees at Walt Disney World
championship golf courses $38.00

$33.00

Magic Kingdom Club Travel Centers
The Magic Kingdom Club also offers a wide variety
of cost-wise and convenient Family Vacation Plans
to such vacation destinations as Walt Disney World,
Disneyland, Arvida Resort Communities in Florida
and California, Mexico, Hawaii, Morocco and the
Far East. For more information, pick up a copy of
the 1986 Magic Kingdom Club Membership Guide
and Vacation/Travel Book at your personnel or
recreation office or contact one of the Magic Kingdom
Club Travel Centers.

Disneyland Park in California

One-Day Passport

Child Passport (ages 3-12)

General

Public

$16.50

$10.50

Club

Members

$14.50
$ 9.50

Walt Disney World Vacation Kingdom in

General

Public

Florida

Club

Members

3-Day World Passport

$48.50

$43.50

Child Passport (ages 3-12)

$40.50

$35.50

4-Day World Passport

$58.50

$53.50

Child Passport (ages 3-12)

$48.50

$43.50

3-Day and 4-Day World Passports are interchangeable
at both the Magic Kingdom and Epcot Center, do
not have to be used on consecutive days and are
good indefinitely.

General Club
Public Members

One-Day Ticket $19.50 $17.50

Child Ticket (ages 3-12) $16.50 $14.50

One-Day Ticket is good at either the Magic Kingdom
or Epcot Center, but not both.

East: P.O. Box 600

Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
(305) 824-2600

Contact this Travel Center for information and
reservations for Walt Disney World, Arvida Resort
Communities in Florida
(Sawgrass, Boca Raton
Hotel and Club, Longboat
Key Club, Boca West),

Norwegian Caribbean Lines
cruises and World Show-
case Tours to Morocco.

West: P.O. Box 4180

Anaheim, CA 92803
(714) 520-5000

Contact this Travel Center
for information and reser-
vations for Disneyland, the
Arvida Resort Community
in California (Coto de
Caza), Carnival Cruise
Lines cruises and World
Showcase Tours to Hawaii,

Mexico and the Far East.

WANTED:

ADVSORS

PRESIDENTS.

Presidents of Jun-
ior Achievement
companies need
your advice. Be-
cause they're kids.

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT

ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

DONT MISS IT FOR THE WORLD!

Magic
Kingdom
Club members re-
ceive a special discount
the EXPO 86 gate.

For further information, call or
write: EXPO INFO: PO. Box 1800,
Station A, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada V6C 3A2. Tele-
phone (604) 660-3976. Hearing
impaired, call (604) 660-3933.

For accommodations, call or
write ResWest, PO. Box 1138,

Station A, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada V6C 2T1.
Telephone (604) 660-3300.
Reservation fee: Cdn. $5.

EXPO The 1986

World Exposition

Vancouver

British Columbia, Canada

May 2 - October 13, 1986

A Provincial Crown Corporation rTTTTT

Hon. Claude Richmond Minister Responsible u04 _ vjOUU

# Sanctioned by the International Bureau of Expositions.
©1985. Expo 86 Corporation. EXPO 86 name and logos are
registered trademarks OMNIMAX* is a registered trademark of
Imax Systems Corporation.

Musical Ride, the largest gather-
ing of steam locomotives since
Chicago 1948, the Scream
Machine roller coaster plus 14,000
performances and the World
Festival of the performing arts.

mfext to the sparkling Pacific
JL W Ocean, within view of
British Columbia's breathtaking
coastal mountains, EXPO 86
couldn't be more beautifully situ-
ated. The weather from May
to October is among the most
pleasant in the world, with a
temperate climate, sunny skies
and fresh, clean air that will make
your holiday visit a delight.

■ Vancouver and its outlying
regions offer every type of accom-
modation including luxury hotels,
family-style motels, bed and
breakfast residences, campsites
and recreational vehicle parks.

So plan to visit Vancouver, British
Columbia next year. The whole
world is going to be there for
EXPO 86!

I fay 2 to October 13, 1986
« r JL you'll find a world
of excitement just 30 miles from the
U.S. border in Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada. EXPO 86— the
1986 World Exposition on trans-
portation and communications—
is bringing the entire inter-
national community to Canada's
largest West Coast city.

■ For the first time in the history of
World Expositions, the U.S. A.,

U.S.S.R. and People's Republic of
China are together on the same
site in North America. European
countries, Cuba, the Ivory Coast,
Kenya and Japan are among the
more than 40 nations, provinces,
territories and states— including
Washington and Oregon— that
are putting on the show of a life-
time within a two mile long water-
front site.

■ Start planning now for a kalei-
doscope of experiences. From Tall
Ships to space ships, from hiero-
glyphics to lasers to the largest
OMNIMAX® film screen in the
world. You'll see more than 80
pavilions, the famous RCMP

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